General Sessions Civil Court Division 2
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What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
John Cameron
LostNonpartisan · lost
John Cameron serves as lead referee for the Shelby County Environmental Court. Appointed to the court in 2007, he presides over environmental and traffic matters in General Sessions Court Division XIV and conducts law-enforcement and community-education programs. His work has included neighborhood-based community courts and local efforts addressing code violations and property blight.
Marcy Ingram
LostNonpartisan · Incumbent · lost
Marcy Ingram serves as judge of Shelby County General Sessions Civil Court Division 2. The Shelby County Commission appointed her in 2025 after a career with the County Attorney's Office. Ingram earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin, her law degree from the University of Memphis, and additional graduate education from Trevecca Nazarene University.
Nonpartisan · won
Shayla Purifoy serves as a Magistrate and is endorsed by the Afro American Police Association, the Memphis Police Association, the Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association and Teamsters Local 667.
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